Michaël Gambs

Passionate about sustainable change and transformation, Michael has been involved in driving large and complex change initiatives in multinational companies for the last 20 years. 

Michael focuses primarily on people rather than processes. His coaching style combines empathetic support with an insightful challenge. He likes to try out new approaches to bring in fresh perspectives and enable his clients to arrive at their own answers and commit to action. In working with leaders, Michael strives to have them learn how to balance business with people and provide them with the tools and mindset necessary to thrive in an uncertain and complex world.  

With a background in management consulting, Michael was Director of Global Leadership Development at Swarovski. While there, he developed the Leadership Academy and jointly with Ashridge Business School; this innovative collaboration was recognized by a Gold Award from EFMD and a Silver Award from Training Journal in 2016. 

Michael holds a master’s in marketing, management and communications and a bachelor’s in marketing management. He is an ICF Certified Coach (ACC) and is a solution-focused coaching through ICF-accredited Solutions Surfers / Peter Szabo. Michael has followed a rigorous training on Virtual Coaching with Ashridge Executive Education (Virtual Action Learning – Ghislaine Caulat). Additionally, he is licensed to use several psychometric tests (CORE, Firo B, MBTI) and introduces them when appropriate to coaching sessions.  

Michael is fluent in French, German, and English.